Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainian army can no longer launch a counterattack in the eastern direction, as the necessary weapons are no longer available. It has been reported Yomiuri.
“We can’t start yet (counterstrike. – socialbites.ca). “We cannot send our valiant soldiers to the front without tanks, artillery and HIMARS,” he said.
Denis Pushilin, Acting President of the Donetsk People’s Republic, said that Western countries, including the USA, push To the beginning of the Ukrainian counter-offensive.
According to him, DPR officials note that the Ukrainian army is preparing for a counterattack, additional reserves and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are transferred to the line of contact.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.